The Dawson County Hospital District’s board of directors on Thursday approved a proposed tax rate and set a date for a public hearing to provide county residents an opportunity to share their feelings about it. Board members went with a proposed rate just under the voter approval (rollback) rate at .405028 per $100 of property value. The rate is nearly eight percent (7.999 percent) over the no new revenue (effective) rate, according to board president Kim Bairrington. Most governing entities are subject to Senate Bill 2, which goes into effect this budget year and substantially reduces the percentage of increase from the ...